Questions for panel discussion

[sassyinkpen.livejournal.com]

HI!!

I'm going to be attenting Zcon next week, and as part of that, I'm on a panel discussing why we love to slash men in the military.

We'll be disscussing Tour of Duty, Combat, The A-Team, some others I don't know about, and of course...M*A*S*H.

I would love to hear some thoughts, ideas and general squee from those of you who, like me, are fans of the show.

Some things I'd like to hear bout:

What's your favorite pairing and why?
Who could you never slash on the show?
Do you get a lot of flack for slashing what so many seem to view as a 'family' show?
How do you feel about that?
What attracted you to the slash component of the show?
What attracts you to a military fandom?
What would you like fans of other military shows to know about this one?
What, if any, do you think are "issues" in this fandom?

Answer any of them, all of them or toss in your own thoughts...any thing you'd like to add is great. Thanks so much!

Comments

[pomkeygeekange.livejournal.com]

I think I am definatly late to this post but there intresting questions anyways so I am going to answer.

What's your favorite pairing and why?
Slash pairing would be BJ/Hawkeye
Who could you never slash on the show?
If you poke around you will realise I slash anyone with anyone. However I do refuse to write fics about Flagg and I do not write fics about Mulcahy . Besides that I am warped and anything goes.

Do you get a lot of flack for slashing what so many seem to view as a 'family' show?
Nope because not many people in real life know I do fanfic, let alone slash. However if they did they would just put it down to me being me.
How do you feel about that?
n/a

What attracted you to the slash component of the show?
I have to admit I did not see it untill I started reading hawkeyesmartini fics then it hit me like a ten tone weight. However I think it was the fact that slash tends to be better written that H/M fics (which I also read and write)
What attracts you to a military fandom?
I don't see it as a military fandom to be honnest, its more a medical fandom set in a war zone for me. However the fact that the characters are so varied and there is conflicts appeals to me.
What would you like fans of other military shows to know about this one?
n/a
What, if any, do you think are "issues" in this fandom?
The fact it is dying rather rapidly. How can there be issues in a fandom where nobody is truely active anymore.

[sassyinkpen.livejournal.com]

Thanks!! You answered before I printed off the notes to take to the con with me, so I appreciate you taking the time :)

[pomkeygeekange.livejournal.com]

your welcome, hope it helps you out.